Note: Group out reach on Friday! We will be meeting in the Underground Coffee House at 4:30, then split up into groups to petition around the dining halls, VU, etc.
Toolkit Instructions and Contents Who should have a do this and what should I do? Anyone who is committed to educating about the Co-op and will return the materials and stay in good communication. Please email student.coop.wwu@gmail.com if you print out petitions or group signature lists. Please return completed petitions and endorsements promptly to the table. Please post groups, businesses and faculty contacted online at Partners. What is the Co-op? Executive Summary Message We Send Vision and Values (Included in Executive Summary second page) F.A.Q. Sheet Educational Pieces: Co-op Pamphlet Dining Services and the Co-op: Above and Beyond. What is a Co-op Anyways Comparative Benfits Student-Operated Food Services Co-op Survey Have as many people fill out as possible.
We want to know what people would like in a Co-op, their Concerns, ideas, and suggestions. Petition: For and Against
Who: Faculty, Students, Staff, Alumni, and Community Members How many: Please try to get at least 100 signed petitions a week. What to Ask: Ask people if they would sign a petition to Support or not support a Student-Run Co-op. Make sure to equally offer petitions for and against. When against, try to figure out why. Survey both. We want the Co-op to represent those for and against and to meet the needs of those against. Ways to Petition: cGet your friends cTalk for 30 seconds in front of your classes and get everyone to sign a petition. cStand in front of the dining halls. cRed Square cWalk around town cPost the petition at your work. cWalk through the VU, the Rec Center, buildings, etc... cCarpe Diem. Use your creativity. Keep track of your Petitions: Signed but not returned Petitions mean we lose out. Co-op Group Letter cGet Group Outreach form filled in by any clubs, committees, hall councils, or campus entities you can. cPost the info on the Wiki under partners. Faculty_Checklist cSurvey: Have them fill it out. cPetition for or against. cFill out Faculty Sheet cCan you speak shortly in front of their class? Petition in classes. cIncorporate into classes this year? cIncorporate into classes in the future? cHave them write a letter. Get them to write a letter that says they strongly support it, says how they could incorporate it in the future in their classes, and why they support it. Community Checklist cGet them to sign the petition. cHave them sign the business endorsement sheet cFollow/Fill Out Business Checklist Donations
We are not a non-profit yet and have not been approved by the school so it is bad time to ask for money. We do really need money and donations of any kind. If someone donates, we would be grateful and the person who collects the donation should promptly write a thank-you letter. Refills: Go to http://wwucoop.wikispaces.com/Co-op+Tool+Kit and click on the file you need. Return Filled Sheets: Return Filled Sheets to the Co-op table, at a Co-op meeting, or email and we’ll set-up a pick-up time. Questions/Comments: Email student.coop.wwu@gmail.com
Note: Group out reach on Friday! We will be meeting in the Underground Coffee House at 4:30, then split up into groups to petition around the dining halls, VU, etc.
Toolkit Instructions and Contents
Who should have a do this and what should I do?
Anyone who is committed to educating about the Co-op and will return the materials and stay in good communication. Please email student.coop.wwu@gmail.com if you print out petitions or group signature lists. Please return completed petitions and endorsements promptly to the table. Please post groups, businesses and faculty contacted online at Partners.
What is the Co-op?
Executive Summary
Message We Send
Vision and Values (Included in Executive Summary second page)
F.A.Q. Sheet
Educational Pieces:
Co-op Pamphlet
Dining Services and the Co-op: Above and Beyond.
What is a Co-op Anyways
Comparative Benfits
Student-Operated Food Services
Co-op Survey
Have as many people fill out as possible.
We want to know what people would like in a Co-op, their Concerns, ideas, and suggestions.
Petition: For and Against
Who: Faculty, Students, Staff, Alumni, and Community MembersHow many: Please try to get at least 100 signed petitions a week.
What to Ask: Ask people if they would sign a petition to Support or not support a Student-Run Co-op. Make sure to equally offer petitions for and against. When against, try to figure out why. Survey both. We want the Co-op to represent those for and against and to meet the needs of those against.
Ways to Petition:
c Get your friends
c Talk for 30 seconds in front of your classes and get everyone to sign a petition.
c Stand in front of the dining halls.
c Red Square
c Walk around town
c Post the petition at your work.
c Walk through the VU, the Rec Center, buildings, etc...
c Carpe Diem. Use your creativity.
Keep track of your Petitions: Signed but not returned Petitions mean we lose out.
Co-op Group Letter
c Get Group Outreach form filled in by any clubs, committees, hall councils, or campus entities you can.
c Post the info on the Wiki under partners.
Faculty_Checklist
c Survey: Have them fill it out.
c Petition for or against.
c Fill out Faculty Sheet
c Can you speak shortly in front of their class? Petition in classes.
c Incorporate into classes this year?
c Incorporate into classes in the future?
c Have them write a letter. Get them to write a letter that says they strongly support it, says how they could incorporate it in the future in their classes, and why they support it.
Community Checklist
c Get them to sign the petition.
c Have them sign the business endorsement sheet
c Follow/Fill Out Business Checklist
Donations
We are not a non-profit yet and have not been approved by the school so it is bad time to ask for money. We do really need money and donations of any kind. If someone donates, we would be grateful and the person who collects the donation should promptly write a thank-you letter.
Refills: Go to http://wwucoop.wikispaces.com/Co-op+Tool+Kit and click on the file you need.
Return Filled Sheets: Return Filled Sheets to the Co-op table, at a Co-op meeting, or email and we’ll set-up a pick-up time.
Questions/Comments: Email student.coop.wwu@gmail.com